Catrake Force
| Catrake Force | |
| Yorkshire | |
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| File:CatrakeForceUpper.jpg Catrake Force | |
| Fall: | 30 ft |
| Type: | Step |
| Co-ordinates: | 54°24’4"N, 2°10’0"W |
Catrake Force is a waterfall on the River Swale in Yorkshire, a river with several beauteous falls such as this.
The Swale here falls 30 feet, in a series of four steps, each its own small waterfall and each with a very different character. The largest single drop is about 20 feet.[1]
The waterfall is not visible from the road but only a short walk to reach it. It is beside the Pennine Way walk, half a mile from Keld, downstream from Wain Wath Force. Just below Keld the river descends into a narrow gorge just above Catrake Force.
The next waterfall downstream is Kisdon Force.
Miscellany
The name 'Catrake' is believed to be a Middle English word for 'waterfall' or cataract, from Latin "cataracta".[2] 'Force' is a commonplace word for waterfall found in the counties of northern England, derived from the Norse word Foss which means 'waterfall'.
| Middle and Lower Steps of Catrake Force | |||||||||
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References
- ↑ Handy Guide To Swaledale
- ↑ "British place names". www.austgate.co.uk. http://www.austgate.co.uk/development/placenames.php. Retrieved 2009-05-08.